A new study shows you can judge a person by their shoes…and you’d be right! | customized shoes

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A new study shows you can judge a person by their
shoesand youd be right!   We cant help judging
other people by the shoes they wear. But a new
study shows that were likely to judge correctly.
We can accurately guess a persons age and income
from their footwear and amazingly whether they
would be a needy girlfriend or boyfriend.
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"We were interested in how people are able to
form quick first impressions," says study
researcher Dr. Angela Bahns, an assistant
professor of psychology at Wellesley College in
Wellesley, Mass. Shoes are just one outward
marker of an individual's personal style that may
carry information about their personality traits,
she says.
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In the study, people took a photo of the shoes
they wear most often, and completed an online
personality test. Then another group of people
looked at the photos and rated the owners
personality, attachment style, political bent and
demographic measures such as age, gender and
family income.
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Judging age, sex and income was a shoe in.
Successful and wealthy men wear shoes that ooze
style and quality. Those hard to do are sporting
thongs, sneakers and cheap dress shoes.
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Shoes are one avenue where people may be
consciously (or unconsciously) expressing their
personalities, suggests Naumann. "I think when
people choose to wear a 'unique' shoe, they are
hoping to convey that they are cool,
style-conscious or open to being different," she
points out.
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Naumann says distinctive shoe choices probably do
reveal something about the wearer, especially in
special circumstances or events, such as
graduations or weddings.   You are what you wear.
What are you wearing?